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Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Magic Johnson vs. the credit crisis. The Chicago Bulls vs...Insider) on Sefolosha: "He's already harassed Kobe Bryant (9-of-22, seven turnovers), Brandon Roy (5...

Blog | November 18, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Blog | November 17, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...though he seemed to enjoy that as much as a very classy pregame ceremony in which Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher gave him his championship ring and the Staples Center crowd gave him a standing...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Inside the All-Star ballot selections

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Marc Stein What a difference two years makes. As recently as November 2007, I eagerly awaited the annual release of the NBA's All-Star ballot...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...s seventh in the league with 2.4 steals a game. He does not fly like Kobe Bryant. He does not have Dwight Howard's size. He doesn't have Tim Duncan's slick moves...

Blog | November 06, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Celtics had to sign Rajon Rondo long-term, didn't they? He's far too good to be allowed to slip away, and what was ...

Blog | November 03, 2009

Hard lessons aren't always the best ones

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...you and keep going. Sugar-coating things, in that context, can almost seem ridiculous. Talk to Kobe Bryant about what he thinks when his alarm goes off in the dark early morning. (You think he...

Blog | November 02, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...In sports, as in politics, perception matters. Late last week in California, the perception was that Kobe Bryant gave a very large, very public middle finger to Philadelphia. If you haven't heard or didn...

Blog | October 21, 2009

The Art of a Beautiful Game

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...tour is all over the place. With Kobe Bryant in high school. With Shane Battier, strategizing in...free throws than Larry Bird ever attempted. Avery Johnson was worried that Dirk Nowitzki was too obsessive...

Blog | October 20, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...positive for them. I think Artest has the ability to raise above that line, significantly. If Kobe Bryant went down during the year, Artest has the ability to carry a team more than Ariza would...

Blog | October 19, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Frank Dell'Apa of The Boston Globe: "Kevin Garnett passed the alley-oop test in the Celtics' 106-90 exhibition win over Toronto last night. Garne...

Blog | October 15, 2009

Memo to a Young Baller

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...because I'm a starter and I play against the likes of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, while many of my teammates with better plus/minus numbers play against scrubs. That's not...

Blog | October 12, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "Players and coaches said Alonzo Mourning already is having an impact in his new role as Miami's vice pr...

Blog | October 02, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Gregg Popovich figured he would cut Duncan's playing time as the season went along, and he did....

Blog | September 28, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...In some ways, we'd get criticized if we did celebrate it.' " K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "Michael Jordan entering the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday is...

Blog | September 09, 2009